TaLKING POINTS / WALKING POINTS
View the sermon summary or dig deeper into the message during the sermon, in your personal Bible study, or with your family or Community Group in application-driven discussion.
Application / Challenge
- 1, God providentially leads his people (Proverbs 16:9).
- 2. While God incorporates human sin into his providence, He does not approve of it. God sovereignly works all things together, evil and good, to bring about His purposes in the world. He is not thwarted by sin. He works despite it.
- 3. Despite our sin, God is gracious and faithful to His promises, but in the process, He will lovingly discipline His children (Hebrews 12:5–9). Divine discipline is a sign of God’s love for us.
- 4. Avoid showing favoritism in your family. Favoritism leads to rivalry and jealousy and all sorts of bad things.
- 5. Treat people fairly. Don’t take advantage of them. My point is this: Treat people the way you want to be treated. Treat them fairly. Pay them fairly. Don’t mislead them.
TAKE ONE STEP
Each week, write down one doable concrete step of obedience, small or large, that you will put into practice this week. (James 1:22: “But prove yourselves doers of the word, and not merely hearers who delude themselves.”)
COMMUNITY GROUP LEADER’S GUIDE
Community group leaders, use this version of Talking Points / Walking Points.